diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index bd09bfe..5fef40a 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   matches all jobs).
 
 * Multiple triggers are now supported (currently Gerrit and a simple
-  Timer trigger ar supported).  Your layout.yaml file will need to
+  Timer trigger are supported).  Your layout.yaml file will need to
   change to add the key "gerrit:" inside of the "triggers:" list to
   specify a Gerrit trigger (and facilitate adding other kinds of
   triggers later).  See the sample layout.yaml and Zuul section of the
diff --git a/doc/source/zuul.rst b/doc/source/zuul.rst
index 884e25f..79ec0d1 100644
--- a/doc/source/zuul.rst
+++ b/doc/source/zuul.rst
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@
       - foobar-extra-special-job
 
 Individual jobs may optionally be added to pipelines (e.g. check,
-gate, et cetera) for a project, in addtion to those provided by
+gate, et cetera) for a project, in addition to those provided by
 templates.
 
 The order of the jobs listed in the project (which only affects the